dance-pop

Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music genre that originated in the early 1980s. It is generally up-tempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from post-disco, new wave, synthpop, electropop and house, it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy, uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to pop music than the more free-form dance genre, with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes. The genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions. Dance-pop borrowed influences from other genres, which varied by producer, artist and period. Such include contemporary R&B, house, electro, trance, techno, electropop, new jack swing, funk, synthpop, and some forms of disco. Being mostly a mainstream pop-influenced genre, dance-pop's sound was often influenced by the period.